Traction wheel



April 1o, 192s. 1,666,036

` W. E. WINE TRACTION WHEEL Filed March 14, 1925 2 sheets-sheet 1 April 10, 1928. 6 16,666,036

w. E. WINE TRACTION WHEEL Filed March 14. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 10, 1928..

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' Abpncatn'meanarch 14.51925.` seriaiino; 15,503.l

This invention relates; toa noveliandfimproved traction wheel of the type inwhich a plurality 'of traction shoesjare 'mounted upon the periphery of the wheel rim and in which the wheel and shoes are provi'dedwith interengaging members to transmitthe trac' vtive 'ei'ort -from vthe shoes 4to the vwheel.

y There are numerous wheels'of this type, most vofwhich ,haveteeth projecting from the periphery'of the rim`- and received within openingsin the shoes. yThese teeth are usu-` ally made detachable so that the wheel may be used either with theshoes in soft vground,

orv without the' shoes and teeth on a hard road, or the like. l `These 'teeth must be fastened to the rim in sueha way as to provide for the taking 'upfof the shear between the toothand the rim and moreover they `disturb the dirt beneath'the ltraction shoe, thereby decreasing the traction obtained by the `eny gagement of the shoe withthe dirt or other yond the periphery of the rim. l'

'-f-A lfurtherrobject of my invention Aas vthat of Fig. 2, but showing one of they material. v v f It "is, therefore, one of the principal objects of my invention ,to provide a tractionV wheel which shall increase the ltraction by avoiding the use of a tooth projecting beis to provide a tractionfwheel' .in'which' there is no separate tooth provided, thereby *avoiding the necessity fory providing means to'take up the shear on the bolt orthe like, usually employed to fasten such a tooth to the rim.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a .traction wheel in .which the number of parts and the size ofthe/shoes may be reduced to. a minimum and which shall be economical in manufacturing and.

etlicient in assembling and in operation.

In the accompanying drawings in.which I have shown a selected embodiment of my v invention: y j

Fig. l is an ele-vation of ay portion of a wheel having' myinvention embodied therein. f y

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on an enlarged scale of a portion of a structure shown in Fig. 1taken on a plane normal tothe axis of a wheel. f Q

Fig. 8 is a section taken'on the same plane y I shoes in a different position.

Fig. 4 is a sectionr on the line 444.- of

",Fig. 3, including aportion ofthe hub.-

, Figu is a 'section on theline of Fig.' 6 is a bottoni plan view of Fig". 3.-

' Referring now tov the drawings, numeral 1 i designates a'hub of anysuitabley construction t'owhich areattached the 'spokesv2 `secured at their ends to ay pair of rings 3', preferably formed of angle barsV bent to "the, desired configuration. These rings are ysp'acedfap'art by a plurality of spacer members 4, said members comprising sides extending along and secured toy the' ringsy 3 and Connected by a plurality of transverse/teeth@ 7, 8 and 9.-y V

l the teeth 6v and 7 and the teeth 8 and 9 respectively are openl for,l

The spaces between a purpose which will presently appear, but

'the space between the teeth and 8 is closed by an arch shaped'member,` 10 rwhich connects the teeth 7 and 8 andwith those membersformsa transverse bar 'with which "is engaged'the holder'11 secured' atits ends as by bolts 12 to teeth lon aitraction shoejlll.

The traction `shoe is provided 'witha plurjali ground engaging barsl i ity of transverse and 16., These barsfmay be arrangedwas desired,v but Ivhave shown them asof the formshown and described inlmy. c'o-pending the shoe from 'edgetoedge andthe barsllG extending outwardly beyond the `e'dgesyand terminating 1 at the v.longitudinally extending reinforcing' ribs 17. By this -arrangement vapplication Serial No.` 10,722`iiled`` February 2 1, 1925, the bar 15 extending entirelyacross 'i there is` provided an undisturbedcolumnof dirt `or other material vbetween lthe central` portion of the bar 15 and the central portion of the same bar on the next adjacent shoe.

lThis column, it is evident,will not be dis-l turbed by any tooth projecting from the rim andk between thebars 15 on adjacent shoes, *A e the engagement between the yrim and the shoe being furnishedby thetooth members .Y preferablymade integral i that they maybe made" which has to be borne by a bolt securing a `tooth in position.

Referring now particularly to Fig. 4L it willbeseen that the spacer member 4t is re-` cessed on either side. as at 19 to receive the ,ends of the spokes 2 between the spacer member and the rings The ends of the spokes contact with the bottoms of the recesses 19 and fit snugly vWithin the recesses thereby relievingthe rivets 20 of stress due to torque. The rivets 2O are provided to secure the spacer members to the rings, but the rivets passing through .the spokes are practically unnecessary to transmit stress to the spokes. VBy providing the arched member 1l connecting the teeth 7 and 8, I provide :what is in effect `one hollow tooth which makes it much easier to insert the rivets `2O at this point, than if the tooth were solid throughout its length. Moreover, the length of rivets and the amount of material Ain the :tooth is cut down materially Without sacrilicing strength in any Way.`

From the above it Will be apparent that I have provided a novel and improved traction Whgel in which the number of parts has been materially reduced Without affecting the efliciency of operation and which, in fact, increases the eiliciencyof operation. By increasing the traction, the size of the shoe may be reduced in proportion, thus effecting a substantial economy.

.I am aware that changes inthe yform,vcon

struction and arrangement of parts may be made Without departing from the spirit and lWithout sacrificing the advantages of the invention and I reserve the right to make all such changes as yfairly fall Within the scope of the following claims.

l claim: Y

l. A traction wheel comprising plurality of said rim andtvithin the periphery thereof, a traction shoe having a plurality of transversely extending spaced teeth adapted to be Areceived between the teeth on said rim, land va holder secured to two teeth on said shoe and loosely held on said rim. a

2. A traction shoe `comprising integral track sections and a plurality of inwardly extending' teeth, agwheel rim adapted to engage said sections and having a plurality of teeth `Within the vperiphery thereof and a rim, a

adapted to co-operate with the teeth on said shoe, and an arch shaped holder secured to two teeth on said shoe and loosely held on said rim. l n

3. A traction Wheel comprising a shoe having integral track sections, a pair of teeth projecting inwardly from said track sections and integral with said shoe, a holder connecting the inner ends of said teeth, a rim, and a transverse bar on said rim loosely engaging said holder. c y

ll. A tractiony vvheel comprising` a rim formed of spaced rings, spacer' members between said rings and comprising a plurality of transverse teeth, tWo of said teeth being transversely extending teeth on n yse connected together by an 'arch shaped mem- A ber to form a transverse bar, the spaces between the otherteeth being left open, a shoe having teeth received Within said openings, and aholdersecured to the teeth on said shoe and loosely engaging said bar.v

WILLIAM E. WINE. 

